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Britain’s shortest branch line gets superfast upgrade
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Journeys on Stourbridge’s unique ‘people mover’ will soon be much smoother for passengers after a week-long upgrade of its railway line.
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No plan to detect track fault that caused train derailment – report
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Network Rail failed to devise a plan to detect the track failure which led to a train derailment despite previous incidents, investigators said.
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Stubborn cat causes delays to London to Manchester service
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A cat had a lucky escape at London Euston station after it was spotted on the roof of an Avanti West Coast train which was about to speed to Manchester.
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Network Rail invest millions into Chiltern main line improvements
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Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Network Rail appoint new managing director of Wales & Western
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Network Rail has appointed Michelle Handforth as the new managing director for the Wales & Western region.
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Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Up to go ahead as planned
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The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced that its Spring Steam Up event will go ahead in April, although the railway will not be able to open in time for Easter as originally planned.
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Thousands of rail staff to be trained to help disabled passengers
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Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained in understanding disabled passengers’ needs, according to the rail regulator.
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Hull Trains announces restart date but also redundancies
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Hull Trains has said it will restart a limited timetable from April 12, but added it was having to make just over a quarter of its workforce (26%) redundant.
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Rail fares increased across UK despite low demand for travel
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Rail passengers in England and Wales have been hit by above inflation fare rises despite the collapse in demand.
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Events planned to mark 20th anniversary of worst rail crash of 21st century
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Final preparations are under way the mark the 20th anniversary of the Selby Rail Crash – the worst UK rail tragedy of the 21st century.
